Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

way and he welcome; but it's the lot of US,
as you know well enough"
"Nonsense, Nelly" said Mr.. Beaufort,
she's such n fool she can do no hurt"
"She's not such a fool rs you suppose, !"
remarked the woman, ''and may play us
an ugly trick yet"
'rShe must not leave the house"
GIVE taken care Of that" said Nelly;
"I've took away her boots, and she'll
scarce GO abroad in her slippers. Still,
that is neither here nor there; what / say
is that you have run us all into great risk
by bringing her here"
well, well, Nelly, it amt for long"
mo; it is not for long; but it may be
Just too long for our interests"
Then Trip heard her husbands step, rs
though he were coming to the stairs, and
she stole back as she had descended.
What was the meaning of this?
To come to some understanding, she
asked for her boots. The woman said she
was sorry, she had put one pair to dry
over the kitchen range, and the fire had
been too hot, it had burned them. The
soles had wrapped and curled 80 that the
threads were torn and the top leather had
parted from them.
Where is the other pair"
THE rats have eaten holes in them. /
left them Oh the sink in the scullery, and
the beasts came up from the drains-they
do, of a night, after the potato parings."
Let me see the two pairs"
VERY sorry, but, because they were
spoiled, l chucsed them away into the ash
pit. and the dust cart has taken them of
this very morning"
so / have no boots TO 90 out in"'
None at all"
TIip turned to her husband, who stood
at the window drumming with his fingers
on the glass.
"Algernon, will you go out and send ME
a shoemaker, OF some shoes to fit on ap-
prevail"
'Yes, my dear; l will 90 at once"
He left the house; hours passed, but no
bOOtmaker appeared.
Trip was very angry; she was being
fooled. She called the woman 10 her. and
babe her 20 for what was wanted.
Il durstn't," said Nelly, mot till the
master be come in. How do / know hut
he may have spoke with some n in Ok
ford street, OF the Strand, or Regent street:
You must cultivate patience. When he
comes home he will bring the shoes with
him. Out this way the shoes and boots be
all bad, not tit for such is you TO wear.
The master knows that, that is why he has
gone into London for them. He likes to
see you stylish shOd.",
Trips blood was up. She was not de
ceived. There was a leer in the woman's
eye that Knocked her.
She waited till Nelly was gone. then she
hastily opened the front door and walked
forth in her slippers, and without a bonnet
she wOuld not 20 upstairs to fetch one.
After she had reached the head OF the street
or road in which was the house, she turned
and saw the woman following, watching
her.
She went on. head in air and with fam
ing cheeks, into 4 main thoroughtare,
where were shops, and went into the first
jewelers. and showed him her ring. and
asked him to lend her something on it.
He laughed and shook his head. The
stones were false; he would advance
nothing on it. 1t was rubbish.
Trip left the shop. Her heart beat fu-
riouSly with shame and wrath. Before
her was the pockmarked face Of the wom-
an, puckered with laughter, looking in at
the shop door.
We'll. so you've not got money for
boots vet" she said. Come home and
be peaceable. Wait till the masters re-
turn. He'll he in presently, and then you
can have your bOOtS-and hook it,